The location of every new Covid death recorded at Yorkshire hospitals as total rises by four in latest NHS daily update

Figures released by NHS England show 21 deaths were recorded as having taken place in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday, May 5, including four in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Some 8863 deaths with covid on the death certificate have been recorded across Yorkshire and the Humber since the start of the pandemic.

The time taken for positive results to be received is among the potential factors in a delay between a death happening and being recorded.

Since April 28 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement also started to report the number of patient deaths where there has been no Covid-19 positive test result but it is documented as a direct or underlying cause of death in the death certification process.

The figures for the latest reporting period show there were seven such deaths in England.

Deaths were recorded at the following hospital trusts in Yorkshire and the Humber:

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 2

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust: 1

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: 1

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